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fingerstyled adj. Drunk and plucking at every string within reach, whether it belongs to an instrument or not. Girlean became fingerstyled and played the banister like a poorly tuned guitar. fingersuckinged adj. Drunk to the point where a thumb becomes both comfort and navigational equipment. Shivesh was fingersuckinged and used his free hand to locate the staircase. fingertappinged adj. Drunk enough to tap out a rhythm on every surface while waiting for the legs to cooperate. Quadreka became fingertappinged and supplied percussion for the conversation. fingertip searched adj. Drunk beyond a sensible pace, crawling over the room and inspecting every surface by touch. fingertipfuled adj. Drunk in a way that measures every remaining resource by what can cover one fingertip. fingertipped (/ˈfɪŋɡɚˌtɪpd/) adj. Drunk past the point of full contact, proceeding downstairs by the tips of the fingers alone. fingerweared adj. Drunk, with the result that rings, gloves and other finger ornaments are distributed without a plan. Asiling was fingerweared, wearing two borrowed rings and one glove on the wrong hand. fingerwidthed adj. A drinker so far gone that one finger's breadth becomes a complete measure of the evening. Marzella called the final whisky fingerwidthed and regarded the glass as practically empty. fingerworked adj. Still drunk, and demonstrating considerable manual dexterity while opening a packet of crisps. fingied adj. The state of being drunk and treating every new arrival as a small, troublesome appendage to the round. Parag became fingied and asked the new barman whether he came attached to the pub. fingle-fangled adj. The condition of a drinker who treats every minor inconvenience on the journey home as a matter of consequence. Lavona got fingle-fangled over a missing coat button and summoned the whole cloakroom. fingolimoded adj. You are drunk and suppressing the immune response to sensible suggestions about going home. Laeisha was fingolimoded and rejected every sensible suggestion involving a taxi. fingrigoed adj. The drunkenness of one who catches on to the coat rack and cannot readily pull free. Isla-grey became fingrigoed in the cloakroom, attached to three coats and a borrowed scarf. finialed (/ˈfɪn.i.əld/) adj. Reduced by drink to a decorative peak above the assembled coats, unable to descend towards home. Timbre stood finialed on the pub step, ornamenting the departing queue rather than joining it. finicalitied adj. Softened by drink into a person who fusses delicately over which coat belongs to whom. Pavani grew finicalitied at last orders, inspecting every sleeve before accepting the nearest coat. finicalnessed adj. Sharpened by drink into a connoisseur of tiny objections to the final round.